Webtoon Series Scraper

Webtoon Series Scraper

Scrape Webtoon series metadata from any catalog page, up to a million series per run. Every series comes with its rank, genre, trending direction, thumbnail, and series URL. No login or API key. Export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.

Webtoon's official platform doesn't offer a public API for series catalogs, making it hard to collect structured data on trending and popular series for market research or content analysis. This Actor reads the public HTML pages directly, extracting series metadata from listing cards and returning each match in one fixed schema.

Who uses it	What they scrape Webtoon for
Digital comics market researchers	Which genres and series are trending this week on Webtoon.
Content analysts	Track rank changes and trending signals across the Webtoon catalog.
Webtoon creators	Benchmark their series against top-ranked titles in the same genre.

What it does

This Actor collects Webtoon series metadata from catalog pages (homepage, top series, genre pages) and returns each series as a flat row with title, rank, genre, trending direction, and thumbnail URL.

• 📊 Trending signals: trending direction (up/down/flat) and trending change count per series.
• 🔗 Flexible input: start from the homepage, top series page, genre pages, or any catalog URL.
• 📦 Structured output: each series as a clean row with title, rank, genre, thumbnail, and maturity flags.

Results export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML, or straight from the API.

What you can do with Webtoon data

📈 Track trending series by genre.

A market researcher runs the scraper on the top series page weekly to see which genres gain rank and which lose momentum.

🔍 Build a Webtoon series dataset.

A data analyst collects all series from the homepage and genre pages to create a searchable catalog for internal tools.

🏷️ Monitor new and hot badges.

A content strategist scrapes the catalog daily to flag series with 'NEW' or 'HOT' badges for promotion opportunities.

📊 Benchmark competitor series.

A Webtoon creator scrapes the top-ranked series in their genre to compare thumbnail styles and trending performance.

Why choose this scraper

	What you get
Trending data	Trending direction and change count for each series, updated daily.
Maturity flags	Is unsuitable for children and is mature flags for content filtering.
Thumbnail metadata	Thumbnail URL and alt text for visual cataloging.
Badge text	Promotional badges (e.g., 'NEW', 'HOT') displayed on series cards.

How it compares

This Actor focuses on catalog-level series metadata with trending signals, while competitors offer broader or narrower scopes.

Feature	ParseForge	Webtoon Scraper	Webtoons Originals Scraper	WEBTOON Scraper - Series, Episodes, Genres & Rankings
Trending direction and change	Yes	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed
Maturity flags (unsuitable for children, mature)	Yes	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed
Badge text (NEW, HOT)	Yes	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed
Series rank	Yes	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed
Thumbnail URL and alt text	Yes	Yes	Not listed	Not listed
Episode list scraping	Not listed	Not listed	Yes	Yes
Full series details (author, description)	Not listed	Not listed	Yes	Yes

What a Webtoon record looks like

Every record returns as one flat JSON row. Here is a real one from a run:

{
 "imageUrl": "https://webtoon-phinf.pstatic.net/20260414_278/1776145564804thWAb_JPEG/7Thumb_Poster_9859.jpg?type=q90",
 "title": "My Meddler in Love",
 "seriesUrl": "https://www.webtoons.com/en/romance/my-meddler-in-love/list?title_no=9859",
 "title_no": 9859,
 "rank": 1,
 "genre": "Romance",
 "thumbnail_alt": "My Meddler in Love",
 "trending_direction": "up",
 "trending_change": 1,
 "is_unsuitable_for_children": false,
 "is_mature": false,
 "badge_text": "UP",
 "scrapedAt": "2026-09-28T08:49:04.756Z"
}

Every value above comes from a real run. A field a record does not have comes back as null.

Configure the run

Drive the Actor from any Webtoon catalog URL, alone or in a list, and the scraper reads each page's series cards so only the metadata you need reaches your dataset. The Input tab lists every parameter.

A first run with the defaults:

{
 "startUrls": [
 {
 "url": "https://www.webtoons.com/en/"
 },
 {
 "url": "https://www.webtoons.com/en/top?order=score"
 }
 ],
 "maxItems": 10
}

A larger pull:

{
 "startUrls": [
 {
 "url": "https://www.webtoons.com/en/"
 },
 {
 "url": "https://www.webtoons.com/en/top?order=score"
 }
 ],
 "maxItems": 200
}

Free users

Free-plan runs return up to 10 results as a preview. Upgrade your Apify plan to collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.

Run it

1. Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit.
2. Set your inputs and any filters, then click Start.
3. Export the results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML from the Dataset tab.

Run it programmatically through the Apify API (run-sync-get-dataset-items) or the ApifyClient for JavaScript and Python.

Use with AI agents (MCP)

Give an AI agent live access to Webtoon through the Model Context Protocol. Add the Actor to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client:

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Then prompt it in plain language to run the scraper and read back the results.

Troubleshooting

Why am I getting no results?

Check that your startUrls point to valid Webtoon catalog pages (e.g., homepage, top series, genre pages). Non-catalog pages (like episode pages) return no series metadata.

The data seems incomplete or missing fields.

Some series cards may lack certain fields (e.g., badge text, trending change). The Actor returns what is present on the page. Run on a different catalog page to compare.

I'm hitting the free tier limit.

Free users are limited to 10 items per run. Upgrade to a paid plan to increase maxItems up to 1,000,000.

The scraper is slow on large runs.

Reduce maxItems or split your start URLs into multiple runs. Each page is scraped sequentially.

FAQ

Question	Answer
Do I need a Webtoon account or API key?	No. The Actor reads public HTML pages and requires no login or API key.
Can I scrape episode lists or full episode content?	No. This Actor only scrapes series metadata from catalog pages. For episode data, use a dedicated episode scraper.
What pages can I start from?	Any Webtoon catalog URL: homepage, top series, genre pages, daily update pages, or custom search result pages.
How many series can I scrape per run?	Free users get a preview of up to 10 items. Paid users can set maxItems up to 1,000,000.
What data does each row contain?	Each row includes title, title number, rank, genre, thumbnail URL and alt text, trending direction and change, maturity flags, badge text, and series URL.
Is the data updated in real time?	The data reflects the page at the moment of scraping. Webtoon updates its catalog daily, so schedule runs accordingly.
Can I scrape multiple genres in one run?	Yes. Add multiple genre page URLs to the startUrls list.
Does this scrape Naver Webtoon (Korean site)?	This Actor targets the English Webtoon site (webtoons.com). For Naver Webtoon (comic.naver.com), use a dedicated Naver scraper.
What export formats are supported?	CSV, JSON, Excel, and XML. Choose in the output settings.
Does the Actor handle pagination?	The Actor scrapes the series cards visible on the given page. For full catalog pagination, use multiple start URLs or a dedicated crawler.

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⚠️ Disclaimer. This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. It collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for using the collected data in compliance with the source's terms of service and applicable data-protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA, and PIPL. Do not use it to collect personal data unlawfully.